What is it?

A 6 week online course (with lifetime access) that will take you from side hustler to wedding photography business pro. Taught live to you by someone who has done just that….through a pandemic!

Beyond the lens has you covered with all you need to know to book your ideal clients, dream shoots and a streamlined, organised wedding photography business of your dreams.

Ditch the overwhelm, imposter syndrome, and all the other gubbins forever, whilst confidently generating the bookings you want and charging your worth.

I started my photography business in 2017 on a wing and a prayer! I had no prior knowledge or experience, didn’t own a camera and didn’t actually even know how to use one! All I had was a strong desire to work for myself and a list of things I thought I was reasonably good at. Taking pictures was on that list….twice.

I’d love to say that was that and things went smoothly from here, but my transition to fully working with myself was a rocky one, where many mistakes were made and tears were shed. There were many occasions where it all felt a bit too hard and it would have been easy to just give up. But 5 years on from that moment I can now tell you that I went on to build a successful business and career for myself as a Wedding photographer

It hasn’t been easy, but I can hand on heart say it HAS been worth it!

I KNOW it feels like a steep learning curve….

I’ve already mentioned how I had to learn how to use a camera, and that’s not even getting started on the business side of things! Here are some of the essentials when it comes to running a wedding photography business….

• Essential software and systems
• How to respond professionally to enquiries
• How to keep track of those enquiries
• Invoices, Ts & Cs, client communication

• Backing up your images
• How to cull and edit more efficiently
• Identifying your unique editing style
• Delivering your images to your clients
• Image sharing
• Referrals

My average monthly turnover has gone from £240 in 2018 to £5k+ in 2022

What we’ll cover

[get it started!]

Creating your plan – dreaming big and goal setting. Essential kit, systems and other important stuff you’re going to need.

[CREATE A BANGING PORTFOLIO]

Portfolio shoots, couple shoots and second shooting.

[NAIL YOUR NICHE]

Create your brand. Identify your ideal clients, venues and weddings.

[FINDING YOUR PEOPLE]

Marketing, advertising, providing value to them.

Looking after your clients before the big day. Contracts, questionnaires and all the other pre shoot stuff.

[WEDDING DAY WORKFLOW]

Shooting a wedding. Key parts of the day and specific considerations. Basic settings. group shots and flash will be covered.

[POST WEDDING DAY WORKFLOW]

Image security, culling, editing, delivery of images, testimonials, blogging.

What people are saying

I know exactly where you’re at because I have been there. This course will help you stop doubting yourself and underselling yourself to unsuitable clients

I decided there and then that I was going to be a photographer.

People thought I was crazy. But I bought a camera, learned how to use it and put together a business plan which suggested I’d be turning over £1k a month by doing 48 family shoots a year. I was COMPLETELY CLUELESS. But I got started anyway and I loved it.

I never expected to be a wedding photographer.

Honestly? I thought you needed qualifications to photograph weddings. But a girl I had met once or twice asked me to photograph hers on the 1st April 2018. I assumed it was an April Fools joke, but she was serious and so I photographed my first wedding in April 2018 and this was my second lightbulb moment.

I’d never felt so at peace in my work.

I realised that photographing weddings was my future.

I started advertising accordingly and building my portfolio. I photographed 2 weddings in 2018, 6 in 2019 and I had booked 12 weddings for 2020. All whilst running my business part-time.

Something had to give…

I’d got busy and I needed to make a choice. So I quit my day job in the January of 2020. And I was still working on the basis of turning over an average of £1k per month. And then the pandemic hit and £1k became….ZERO.

It turned out that the prospect of zero income lit a fire deep within me.

I have created a full-time business that’s beyond my wildest dreams.

My current turnover is 5 times what I originally believed I could do and that number is set to increase.

I truly believe in myself.

And this has been the main difference between the 2017 me and the me now. I’ve been prepared to invest in myself to get here. I’m doing work I love, for wonderful clients at beautiful venues. No more competing for business on facebook forums and I’m able to say no to work that doesn’t excite me or isn’t the right fit.

I honestly don’t want you to struggle like I did.

So I’ve created this course to help you get there much quicker. I genuinely believe there is more than enough work for us all out there, we just need to tell the world what we are doing, and go grab it by the horns.

Are you ready to get started and build your wedding photography business?

FAQs

Let’s get you started

9th May might be a long time to wait so I’ve got some juicy bonuses for you to be working through….

• 1 hour 121 with me
• The (un)posing guide
• 130 shots to take at every wedding
• Instagram / website audit & action plan